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With so many good resources and activities taking place a couple of weeks ago during National Inclusion Week, we thought we'd wait a week or two to publish this article from Lisa Forde, MD of online stationery company Dotty about Paper.... after all business leaders should be reviewing their inclusivity strategies, all year round, not just for one week of the year. Importance of Inclusi...
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Tom Evans, Founder & CEO of BleepBleeps, shares his thoughts and experience of balancing passion projects with the reality of a full-time job. "The idea of taking the jump to pursue a business idea is intimidating. And knowing how to juggle that alongside a full-time job can make matters even more stressful. It’s one of the greatest dilemmas I faced while starting my business, like man...
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Cybercrime has become an increasingly worrying threat for modern businesses. Here are some handy simple tips to help your business fight cybercrime care of the team at Innovate UK. Cyber security has become an increasingly worrying threat for modern businesses. In the UK each year alone, cybercrime costs businesses up to £30 billion. Those who are left vulnerable and open to attack tend to ...
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Liverpool based startups and entrepreneurs take note - here's the lowdown on key startup support and help available where you are... Away from the established startup hubs like London, the support for setting up a business isn’t always so clear. It’s not a lack of support, just a quieter ecosystem that takes a little more work to unearth. We want to help with this by highlighting what...
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Newcastle and North-East Engand based startups take note - here's the lowdown on the startup support and help available where you are... Away from the established startup hubs like London, the support for setting up a business isn’t always so clear. It’s not a lack of support, just a quieter ecosystem that takes a little more work to unearth. We want to help with this by highlighting ...
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Greece has been plagued by economic struggles since 2009 and the improvements have not yet been significant enough unfortunately. Does that make it a bad place for foreign investors? As it turns out, that is not quite the case at all and there are ample opportunities in the country even though its economy is not in a good condition. The likes of Thomas Cook and COSCO have invested millions of euro...
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Away from the established startup hubs like London, the support for setting up a business isn’t always so clear. It’s not a lack of support, just a quieter ecosystem that takes a little more work to unearth. We want to help with this by highlighting what some cities, which might not spring immediately to mind at the mention of ‘startups’, have to offer. Hot on the heels of...
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If you are looking to find out what startup support you can get in Edinburgh, this article on Edinburgh startup focused co-working, finances, programmes, & events might just help. With some cities, you know that you don’t have to worry about access to support for your startup. If you live in London, for example, you have everything you will need: approximately a million co-working space...
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Banking online allows us to manage our finances on the go making transacting quick and easy but how can we ensure that our accounts are secure and our passwords protected from fraud. Here's some ways that we can aim to protect ourselves against scams and what to do if you are a victim of fraud. How does my bank keep my money safe? All financial institutions have the responsibility to keep our ac...
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To make sure you use get the most success from your B2C sales leads, here are 5 reasons why you should nurture them properly.  When running a B2C business or sales team, the right approach and technique will enable you to convert your leads into customers and sales. Nurturing your leads is about keeping in touch with your potential customers throughout the whole sales process. But proper lea...
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A good moan about some of the, more painful, aspects of the GDPR (or the way it has been interpreted) now that the dust has settled on the mad rush to “GDPR deadline day”.10 things I hate about the GDPR…. a view on why some ambiguities in GDPR could present issues for business - from Lawyer, Andrew Kirke, Director of Contracts and Technology Dept, at leading commercial law ...
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Natalie Lovett, Director of The Whitewed Directory chats about her business and how you can grow your start-up business from home.Technology has given us greater flexibility over when, where and how we work, and has aided a rise in the number of people setting up their own business from home. Getting your business in front of potential customers can seem daunting when you spend much of your day-to...
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